and he was 14. He cornered me up against the gymnasium and said " I heard you like me or something to that affect. I had told someone that knew him that I thought he was cute so he was right. Anyways, when he confronted me, I was done for. My heart melted and we became a couple...

In 1967, when I was only 14, I met the love of my life, a 16-year-old guy from the "other" side of town. It sounds crazy, but it was love, just as love is to me today, at nearly 58 years old. That love set the standard by which I have always guaged my feelings. In spite...